Thermomix Pasta Dough Recipe

Thermomix pasta dough recipe is all you will ever need to make delicious homemade pasta in any shape or size. The recipe is suitable for lasagne, fettuccine, spaghetti, and tortellini. Make your dough, by hand, in a stand mixer, or in the Thermomix. It's just so easy!

Pasta Making

Making pasta from scratch is a cooking skill that seems hard, but is actually really simple. This recipe uses just 2 ingredients so it really is very basic! I've made a pasta-making tutorial which is included in this story to help demonstrate the laminating process, but it is simple.

With such a basic pasta recipe it's nice to serve it with a delicious homemade sauce such as a Creamy Garlic Sauce or a simple Pesto Sauce. As long as the sauce is made from scratch I don't think you can go wrong. One of the family's favourite ways to have this pasta is with my Meatballs in Tomato Sauce dish. Although if I'm honest with you it's not my favourite way as both these dishes are longer than my typical 20-minute cook-ups!!

What is Pasta Lamination

Pasta lamination is the process of layering the sheets together and compressing them. This process is repeated multiple times and gives the finished pasta its strength. Without an adequate lamination process, the pasta would fall apart when you tried to put it through the roller to cut spaghetti.

Pasta Ingredients

This lovely rich pasta recipe contains just two ingredients and produces beautiful silky pasta. Did you know eggs and flour are the only ingredients needed to make pasta?

The Flour

"oo flour"

Choose "00" flour for your pasta. The double "0" refers to how finely the flour has been milled. This flour is super fine and produces lovely soft pasta. Also, different flours have varying gluten levels. Gluten is the protein that binds the dough and allows it to be flattened without breaking. Finally, all flour has the ability to uptake liquids at different rates. When you substitute one flour with another you change the amount of liquid you need in the recipe to create the correct texture.

Plain flour

So the preference is for "00" flour for all the very important reasons above. But, sometimes it's just not possible to get "00" flour.

What should you do if "00" is not available?

Don't panic!! I have you covered. If you only have access to regular flour you can still make pasta. I would suggest following the recipe below but adding a tablespoon of water to the dough before mixing. Like I said earlier, each flour has a different liquid absorption rate and you may need a fraction more water. 

Using regular flour it is really important to make sure the dough is rested properly and laminated well to exercise the gluten and give the dough strength.

Eggs

The final ingredient is the humble egg! The eggs should be at room temperature. The reason for this is anything cold added to the flour inhibits the relaxing of the dough. If you are using fridge cold eggs you should allow the dough to rest longer and it will soften.

This recipe uses 2 whole eggs for protein and fat and an additional 3 egg yolks for a silky, rich pasta. 

Kneading the Basic Pasta Dough

As I previously mentioned the flour contains gluten which gives the dough the strength it needs to be passed through the pasta maker without breaking. To activate the gluten the dough is kneaded.

Kneading by hand

If you are kneading by hand you will certainly get your exercise. The dough will start off quite stiff and it must be kneaded vigorously for 10 to 15 minutes until a soft, shiny dough is produced. At this point, the dough should not be sticking to your hands. The texture of the tough should be the same as pressing on a rare steak. 

Kneading in a Stand Mixer

Pasta dough can be kneaded in a stand mixer. Firstly combine the ingredients. Add a dough hook and then knead for 10 minutes.

Kneading by Thermomix

I prefer to use Thermomix to prepare the dough as it's the simplest and quickest method. Simply add the ingredients and combine for 10 sec/ speed 3. Then select dough mode for a further 2 minutes.

Resting the Pasta Dough

Once the pasta dough has been kneaded and the gluten has been activated it's important to rest the dough. Resting the dough allows the gluten in the flour to relax so it doesn't "spring back" every time you roll it.

Divide the kneaded pasta into four parcels, coat each dough parcel lightly with flour, then wrap in plastic and allow the dough to remain on the bench for at least 15 minutes.

Please! Don't put the pasta dough in the fridge!

This will cause the pasta to become very difficult to manage until it comes back to room temperature.

Rolling the Pasta

As with anything, there are a number of methods for rolling your pasta dough. The method you choose will depend on the effort you want to go to and the expense. By far the most cost effective method is the rolling pin. Everyone will have a rolling pin on hand so there is no additional expense involved in making pasta using this method. However, this is very labor intensive. It is important to laminate the pasta thoroughly at each thickness to ensure the pasta has the necessary strength. 

Manual Pasta Roller - Avanti

My first pasta rolling machine was an Avanti manual roller which clamped onto the bench. I loved it! It worked perfectly and rolled beautiful pasta. I would need hubby's help as it required one person to turn the lever and one person to feed the pasta through the machine and out the other side. It was a very therapeutic activity, especially with a glass of wine in hand. The Avanti manual pasta roller was an amazing machine and only cost about $45!

Electric Pasta Roller

Recently we upgraded our machine. I had tried a friend's electric pasta maker and I knew I wanted one! Believe me, this is not a necessity! But it is  A LOT of fun. Even the kids can make pasta now! Using an electric pasta maker means that we now make pasta a lot more often. Plus, we never buy fettuccine now, homemade is so much easier and nicer. The pasta maker I bought is the one shown below. I tried to get it locally but no kitchen shop or appliance store stocked them 🙁 You can also use a manual pasta maker but you will need to engage the assistance of an additional set of hands 🙂

Electric Pasta Maker

I have prepared a Youtube tutorial that shows just how easy it is to make your own pasta. The process is exactly the same regardless of which pasta roller you have, manual or electric. The only thing that is important is the process of laminating the pasta dough and passing it through the pasta maker.

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The main thing to remember is to use plenty of flour and to laminate on each setting 6 - 9 times. The first 3 times through the pasta maker the dough is fed in flat. The following three passes are made once the dough has been folded in thirds.

This basic pasta dough can be used for lasagne sheets, ravioli, tortellini, fettucini, or spaghetti. The only difference is the way the sheets of pasta are cut.

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I hope you have enjoyed this basic tutorial. If you're looking for a Napolitana sauce recipe to serve with your homemade pasta take a look at my pasta sauce. 

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Note: Originally posted Oct 2017 and re-edited and posted.